Saros 133

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133

Fred Espenak

Introduction

A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through Earth's shadow. At least two lunar eclipses and as many as five occur every year.

The periodicity and recurrence of lunar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The two eclipses occur at the same node with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and the same time of year due to a harmonic in three cycles of the Moon's orbit. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 15 centuries and contains about 70 to 80 eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of penumbral lunar eclipses. The series will then produce several dozen partial eclipses, followed by several dozen total eclipses. The later portion of the series produces another set of partial eclipses before ending with a final group of penumbral eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 133 . The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. For eclipses between the years -1999 to 3000, the calendar date links to a web page containing additional details along with a diagram of the eclipse geometry and a map showing the geographic region of eclipse visibility for that eclipse. A description of each parameter in the catalog table can be found in Key to Saros Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
1-34 1557-May-1309:23:01 144 20 -5475 Nb t- -1.5371 0.0735-0.9975 83.9 - -
2-33 1575-May-2415:51:34 131 20 -5252 N t- -1.4543 0.2241-0.8445144.4 - -
3-32 1593-Jun-1322:19:49 121 20 -5029 N t- -1.3705 0.3769-0.6895184.3 - -
4-31 1611-Jun-2504:45:07 105 18 -4806 N t- -1.2837 0.5352-0.5295216.1 - -
5-30 1629-Jul-0511:11:36 80 16 -4583 N t- -1.1970 0.6937-0.3696241.8 - -
6-29 1647-Jul-1617:39:13 52 13 -4360 N t- -1.1101 0.8526-0.2097263.4 - -
7-28 1665-Jul-2700:11:35 28 10 -4137 Nx t- -1.0261 1.0063-0.0554281.1 - -
8-27 1683-Aug-0706:48:53 12 7 -3914 P t- -0.9453 1.1546 0.0931295.8 73.7 -
9-26 1701-Aug-1813:32:17 8 5 -3691 P t- -0.8684 1.2956 0.2341307.9114.3 -
10-25 1719-Aug-2920:24:03 10 4 -3468 P t- -0.7975 1.4259 0.3640317.6139.5 -
11-24 1737-Sep-0903:24:12 11 3 -3245 P t- -0.7326 1.5453 0.4829325.4157.4 -
12-23 1755-Sep-2010:34:08 14 3 -3022 P t- -0.6746 1.6520 0.5890331.4170.5 -
13-22 1773-Sep-3017:53:06 16 2 -2799 P t- -0.6232 1.7466 0.6829336.1180.3 -
14-21 1791-Oct-1201:23:20 16 1 -2576 P t- -0.5802 1.8258 0.7614339.5187.4 -
15-20 1809-Oct-2309:02:46 12 1 -2353 P t- -0.5441 1.8924 0.8275341.9192.6 -
16-19 1827-Nov-0316:51:55 8 1 -2130 P h- -0.5151 1.9456 0.8805343.4196.3 -
17-18 1845-Nov-1400:49:42 6 1 -1907 P h- -0.4925 1.9871 0.9221344.3198.9 -
18-17 1863-Nov-2508:56:11 7 0 -1684 P a- -0.4761 2.0170 0.9525344.5200.5 -
19-16 1881-Dec-0517:08:33 -5 0 -1461 P a- -0.4640 2.0386 0.9751344.3201.5 -
20-15 1899-Dec-1701:25:45 -3 0 -1238 P a- -0.4552 2.0540 0.9922343.8202.0 -
21-14 1917-Dec-2809:46:31 20 0 -1015 T a- -0.4484 2.0652 1.0056343.1202.4 12.0
22-13 1936-Jan-0818:09:58 24 0 -792 T a- -0.4429 2.0740 1.0173342.2202.5 20.8
23-12 1954-Jan-1902:32:21 31 0 -569 T a- -0.4357 2.0852 1.0322341.3202.9 28.2
24-11 1972-Jan-3010:54:05 42 0 -346 T a- -0.4273 2.0987 1.0497340.4203.4 34.8
25-10 1990-Feb-0919:12:02 57 0 -123 T a- -0.4148 2.1191 1.0750339.7204.3 42.3
26 -9 2008-Feb-2103:27:09 66 0 100 T a- -0.3992 2.1451 1.1062339.1205.5 49.8
27 -8 2026-Mar-0311:34:52 72 1 323 T a- -0.3765 2.1839 1.1507338.7207.2 58.3
28 -7 2044-Mar-1319:38:33 82 6 546 T a- -0.3496 2.2303 1.2031338.5209.1 66.4
29 -6 2062-Mar-2503:33:50 94 15 769 T p- -0.3150 2.2905 1.2695338.4211.4 74.7
30 -5 2080-Apr-0411:23:38 108 25 992 T p- -0.2751 2.3607 1.3460338.4213.6 82.1
31 -4 2098-Apr-1519:04:48 125 36 1215 T- p- -0.2272 2.4454 1.4370338.4215.8 89.0
32 -3 2116-Apr-2702:41:18 145 50 1438 T- p- -0.1746 2.5388 1.5364338.2217.7 94.6
33 -2 2134-May-0810:10:41 167 64 1661 T- pp -0.1152 2.6447 1.6482337.7219.0 98.8
34 -1 2152-May-1817:35:13 192 80 1884 T- pp -0.0511 2.7597 1.7688336.8219.7101.2
35 0 2170-May-3000:55:17 220 97 2107 T+ pp 0.0174 2.8188 1.8330335.4219.4101.7
36 1 2188-Jun-0908:12:51 250 116 2330 T+ pp 0.0887 2.6856 1.7045333.3218.0 99.8
37 2 2206-Jun-2115:28:26 282 135 2553 T+ pp 0.1626 2.5480 1.5710330.6215.5 95.4
38 3 2224-Jul-0122:43:13 317 156 2776 T+ -p 0.2379 2.4081 1.4347327.1211.8 87.7
39 4 2242-Jul-1305:59:11 355 177 2999 T -p 0.3129 2.2688 1.2984323.0206.7 76.2
40 5 2260-Jul-2313:17:09 395 200 3222 T -p 0.3868 2.1322 1.1642318.2200.5 59.0
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
41 6 2278-Aug-0320:37:40 438 223 3445 T -a 0.4592 1.9983 1.0321312.8193.1 27.1
42 7 2296-Aug-1404:03:00 484 248 3668 P -a 0.5283 1.8710 0.9060307.0184.6 -
43 8 2314-Aug-2611:33:38 532 273 3891 P -a 0.5936 1.7508 0.7865300.8175.1 -
44 9 2332-Sep-0519:11:20 582 299 4114 P -a 0.6533 1.6411 0.6770294.5165.0 -
45 10 2350-Sep-1702:54:53 636 327 4337 P -a 0.7088 1.5395 0.5752288.2154.3 -
46 11 2368-Sep-2710:47:19 691 355 4560 P -a 0.7571 1.4511 0.4861282.2143.5 -
47 12 2386-Oct-0818:46:45 750 384 4783 P -a 0.8003 1.3724 0.4065276.5132.6 -
48 13 2404-Oct-1902:55:16 811 413 5006 P -a 0.8363 1.3069 0.3400271.5122.2 -
49 14 2422-Oct-3011:10:43 874 444 5229 P -a 0.8669 1.2513 0.2831267.0112.2 -
50 15 2440-Nov-0919:35:16 940 476 5452 P -a 0.8905 1.2086 0.2392263.3103.7 -
51 16 2458-Nov-2104:06:20 1009 508 5675 P -a 0.9092 1.1748 0.2043260.3 96.2 -
52 17 2476-Dec-0112:44:16 1080 541 5898 P -a 0.9229 1.1502 0.1788258.0 90.2 -
53 18 2494-Dec-1221:27:42 1154 575 6121 P -a 0.9325 1.1330 0.1609256.3 85.7 -
54 19 2512-Dec-2406:15:45 1230 610 6344 P -a 0.9389 1.1213 0.1489255.1 82.5 -
55 20 2531-Jan-0415:06:27 1309 646 6567 P -a 0.9434 1.1130 0.1407254.2 80.2 -
56 21 2549-Jan-1423:58:00 1390 682 6790 P -a 0.9478 1.1047 0.1329253.3 78.0 -
57 22 2567-Jan-2608:49:55 1475 719 7013 P -a 0.9522 1.0962 0.1253252.4 75.8 -
58 23 2585-Feb-0517:40:15 1561 758 7236 P -a 0.9586 1.0838 0.1142251.1 72.4 -
59 24 2603-Feb-1802:26:57 1650 796 7459 P -a 0.9680 1.0657 0.0977249.3 67.1 -
60 25 2621-Feb-2811:09:01 1742 836 7682 P -a 0.9814 1.0401 0.0741246.9 58.6 -
61 26 2639-Mar-1119:45:21 1837 876 7905 P -a 0.9997 1.0054 0.0417243.5 44.2 -
62 27 2657-Mar-2204:15:35 1934 917 8128 N -a 1.0231 0.9612-0.0001239.2 - -
63 28 2675-Apr-0212:37:32 2033 959 8351 N -a 1.0535 0.9044-0.0546233.3 - -
64 29 2693-Apr-1220:52:50 2135 1002 8574 N -a 1.0893 0.8373-0.1193226.1 - -
65 30 2711-Apr-2504:59:48 2240 1045 8797 N -a 1.1318 0.7584-0.1961217.0 - -
66 31 2729-May-0512:59:43 2347 1090 9020 N -a 1.1801 0.6688-0.2837205.7 - -
67 32 2747-May-1620:51:30 2457 1134 9243 N -a 1.2349 0.5675-0.3835191.5 - -
68 33 2765-May-2704:37:25 2569 1180 9466 N -a 1.2943 0.4579-0.4919174.0 - -
69 34 2783-Jun-0712:17:25 2684 1227 9689 N -a 1.3583 0.3401-0.6090151.8 - -
70 35 2801-Jun-1719:51:45 2802 1274 9912 N -a 1.4266 0.2145-0.7343122.2 - -
71 36 2819-Jun-2903:22:43 2922 1322 10135 Ne -a 1.4971 0.0855-0.8638 78.2 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133

Lunar eclipses of Saros 133 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 1557 May 13. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 2819 Jun 29. The total duration of Saros series 133 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 133
First Eclipse 1557 May 13
Last Eclipse 2819 Jun 29
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 7N 13P 21T 20P 10N

Saros 133 is composed of 71 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PenumbralN 17 23.9%
PartialP 33 46.5%
TotalT 21 29.6%

The 71 lunar eclipses of Saros 133 occur in the order of 7N 13P 21T 20P 10N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 133
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 7
Partial P 13
Total T 21
Partial P 20
Penumbral N 10

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 133 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 133
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 2170 May 3001h41m41s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 1917 Dec 2800h11m57s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1899 Dec 1703h22m02s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2639 Mar 1100h44m10s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1665 Jul 2704h41m05s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2819 Jun 2901h18m10s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1899 Dec 17 - 0.99216
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2639 Mar 11 - 0.04165

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Calendar

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The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

Eclipse Predictions

The eclipse predictions presented here were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates have been calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass.

The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. future: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -2999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this web site is based on the books Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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